Establishing a new nut industry has been a tough nut to crack. But experts say the crop could diversify agricultural ...

The flowers are insect pollinated, and various thistle species are widely known as important food sources for butterflies, as ...

Xcel Energy is short-circuiting what could have been seven years of bureaucracy and red tape to solar energy to its customers ...

Commercial chicken farmers literally bet the farm, spending millions of dollars on land and enormous chicken houses to raise ...

Rabbits are certainly cute, but they can also destroy your garden. If you're trying to get rid of them, try some of these ...

Midwesterners may have recently noticed the familiar late-summer spike in humidity. Although the steady onset of climate ...

Xcel says the gas is needed for reliable power. Environmentalists and the attorney general say building new facilities is too ...

Stellantis paused a plan to overhaul its Belvidere, Ill., factory and build an EV truck there. Local leaders and workers ...

Once fully operational, the new plant will create 70 new, meaningful jobs for local workers – from plant managers to ...

Sometimes you go to one of those fancy indoor or outdoor settings, maybe a big wedding reception under a tent. There’ll be a ...

A 34-year-old Springfield man was identified as the person who was found dead amid recycling materials at a Normal facility ...

The director of agronomy for the Illinois Soybean Association says it’s time for Midwest farmers to plant cover crops.